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“Whatever. I have to change him.” She took the baby from his arms, and he allowed it with reluctance. Now that he didn’t have to hold back a piece of himself, he didn’t want Arron to go too far. He wanted to keep looking at his son. All of a sudden, his greatest desire in life was to have his baby reach up to him, eager for Romy to hold him. Would it be too long before he could have that experience? He hoped not.
Sonya tucked the baby on her hip and walked away. Romy nodded to one of the guards. Since she was so headstrong, he had decided to hire a temporary bodyguard for Sonya and Arron. There was no telling when she would take it into her head to leave the mansion without his knowledge just because she was so independent. He was pretty sure she hadn’t noticed Frost yet. Now Romy was sure he would keep the man on staff. Arron would never be unprotected because it would kill him if anything happened to his son.
His phone rang, and Romy answered as he walked toward the bank of elevators at the end of the hall. “Cason.”
“Fratello. Well? We’ve been waiting to know. Come on, man. Don’t keep us in suspense.”
Romy had tr
ouble keeping the smile off his face although Cason couldn’t see it. “Ezio there?”
“Yeah, you’re on speaker.”
Romy grinned so hard his cheeks hurt. “He’s mine. Arron is mine!”
Cason whooped. “I knew it. Now we get to keep Sonya too.”
“That’s not necessary,” Ezio barked. “You should be able to get a judge to give you custody of him right away, Romy. Those papers are enough.”
“Whoa, hold your horses. I’m not going to rip him from her.”
“Oh ho,” Cason gushed. “So you’re saying you want her.”
Romy felt heat suffusing his face. “I’m saying she’s the only mother he’s known for months now. He’s young, and I don’t want to hurt him.”
“The longer you wait, the harder it will be for both of them.”
Romy clenched his jaw. There was no compromising with Ezio. Sometimes Romy couldn’t understand how Ezio could be so starkly different from him. Then again, their father was like Ezio before he passed. Their mother was devoted to that hard man, and papà was devoted to the family.
When he didn’t respond, Ezio spoke again. “You’re not telling me you don’t want to officially make him a Sartori now that we know?”
“Of course I want to. I will.”
“Good. We’ve got to go to a meeting. I’m assuming you’re spending the day with your son?”
Romy’s heart stirred. “Yes.”
For the first time since the start of the conversation, Ezio softened. “I don’t blame you. See you later tonight.”
“Yeah.” Romy ended the call and tucked his phone away. He scanned the area and didn’t spot Sonya. She was taking too long. Jody gave him a slight shrug when he glanced his way. Romy hurried around the corner where he had seen Sonya disappear. Surely, she didn’t run off with the baby. His heart pounded just thinking about it. A plan of action ran through his mind should he have to go after her.
At the end of the next hall, he picked up Sonya’s voice and sighed with relief. She stood just outside the restroom door chatting with a man Romy had never seen before.
“No way he’s coming back after that injury. I’m telling you I’ve seen ACL tears like he had, and it ended the career.”
The man flared his nostrils, obviously feeling superior to Sonya. “There’s always surgery and therapy.”
“If it works. I’m saying find yourself a new favorite.”
The man’s tolerance turned to annoyance. “What do you know? You’re just a—”
“A what?” She cut a frosty look at him that might have made Romy hesitate should she have aimed it at him. “A woman? Granted, you might be right if we were talking about any other player. Your boy is getting up there in age, and he’s known for being stupid when it comes to injuries. Don’t hold it against me when you find out I’m right.”
The fact that Sonya didn’t get angry at the man’s condescending attitude and that challenging yet light-hearted look she gave him must have dissipated the man’s anger. He offered her a broad grin and stepped closer.
“I guess I can forgive you if you have dinner with me.” His heated gaze slipped down over Sonya’s form. “I’ve never met a woman who seems to know sports like you.”
“Oh, dinner will make you forgive me? That’s funny.” For some reason her teasing tone bothered Romy. He started toward them. Sonya didn’t know he had eavesdropped on her conversation.
